Recaps

Xia Zhiyi rejects the Song family inheritance and protects Xia Wanyi and Xia Zhen from being pulled into the family’s schemes. While filming a Jianghu music video and weathering dating rumors with Xu Zixu, he returns to the Imperial Capital and learns Fu Yunyi has attacked Miki.

• Xia Zhiyi borrowed Fu Chi’s lawyers to sue the Song family instead of accepting Old Master Song’s assets, and he uncovered an investigation into Xia Wanyi and Xia Zhen before warning Wan Mingming to stop it.
• Xia Zhiyi decided to keep the Song family from forcing Xia Zhen into the original plot, while Xia Zhen grew closer to Xia Wanyi and looked forward to visiting Xia Zhiyi.
• Xia Zhiyi invited Xia Wanyi and Xia Zhen to the Jianghu filming location, then impressed the crew by performing sword moves and leaping onto a rooftop.
• Xia Zhiyi discussed delaying Xia Zhen’s school enrollment so she could recover and prepare, and he promised to handle the arrangements with the authorities.
• Xia Zhiyi declined Xu Zixu’s variety-show offer but joined her for dinner, while Fu Chi arrived to visit and stayed overnight because snow made travel dangerous.
• Xia Zhiyi and Xu Zixu worked with their managers to counter dating rumors, explaining that they were sworn siblings, while Xia Zhiyi refused to make his relationship with Fu Chi public.
• Xia Zhiyi finished filming, took photos of Xia Zhen in traditional clothes, and returned to the Imperial Capital, where Fu Chi picked him up and brought him to dinner with friends.
• Fu Yunyi and Gu Zhiyuan told Xia Zhiyi that Fu Yunyi had beaten Miki after stopping him from molesting a female staff member, and Xia Zhiyi recognized Miki as someone who would later smear Fu Yunyi.

After Fu Chi was badly injured in a car crash, Xia Zhiyi stayed by him as he recovered and learned that Fu Chi had regained his sight. Their relationship deepened with a marriage proposal, while Xia Zhiyi weighed new entertainment and game opportunities and continued to suspect the Power of the Plot.

• Fu Chi sent Fu Yunyi back to the old residence after confronting him about hitting Miki, and Xia Zhiyi spent a tender evening with Fu Chi before he left as promised.
• At university, Xia Zhiyi shared Jianghu promotional material with Lin Li, who discovered Xia Zhiyi was the actor in the video and became his fan.
• Xia Zhiyi ordered his bodyguards to take a man secretly following Xia Zhen to the police, then learned that Fu Chi had been badly hurt in a pileup and rushed to the hospital.
• Xia Zhiyi stayed with Fu Chi through his transfer to a military hospital, suspecting the Power of the Plot had caused the crash after Fu Chi warned Gu Miaomiao about Huanyu.
• Fu Chi woke and told Xia Zhiyi that his cold behavior had been part of a dream, then revealed that he had regained his vision and hidden it because he feared losing Xia Zhiyi’s affection.
• Xia Zhiyi forgave Fu Chi with a kiss, discussed upcoming shows with him and Old Master Fu, and continued caring for him as he recovered.
• Fu Chi asked Xia Zhiyi to marry him, but proposed they get engaged first because Xia Zhiyi was below the legal marriage age, and Xia Zhiyi realized he genuinely loved Fu Chi.
• Xia Zhiyi met Xu Chen to discuss a Jianghu New Year’s Day livestream, agreed to consider the offer, and wondered whether he had made an enemy at Huanyu.

While Fu Chi recovered and investigated trouble at Hangu Group, Xia Zhiyi confronted the Power of the Plot by helping Gu Miaomiao and securing official protection for Xia Wanyi and Xia Zhen. He left the stretch preparing for new entertainment commitments and bringing Xia Wanyi and Xia Zhen to stay with him.

• Fu Chi returned home after his hospital stay, sent Fu Yunyi to investigate suspicious employees, and resumed handling company affairs while Xia Zhiyi stayed by his side.
• Fu Yunyi told Xia Zhiyi about a wuxia role, and Xia Zhiyi agreed to consider it after Xu Chen reviewed the script.
• Xia Zhiyi met Gu Miaomiao, arranged a contract with her, and caught a falling chandelier before it could hurt her, Jingjing, or the shop owner.
• When Gu Miaomiao's mother needed surgery and her father was injured in a traffic accident, Fu Yunyi arranged for their hospital bills to be covered at Xia Zhiyi's urging.
• Xia Zhiyi met Xu Liuyi and the base leader, offered to help build the Heavenly Net and a stronger firewall, and secured official protection for Xia Wanyi and Xia Zhen.
• After traffickers tried to abduct Xia Zhen, Xia Zhiyi tracked them down and improved surveillance and traffic systems while discussing the Heavenly Net with Li Jing.
• Xia Zhiyi agreed to promote Jianghu and appear on Orchid TV, finished his exams, and brought Xia Wanyi and Xia Zhen to stay at his apartment.
• Fu Yunyi performed a backflip on Orchid TV's variety show and credited Xia Zhiyi as his teacher.

As Xia Zhiyi’s plan weakened the Power of the Plot, he shielded Gu Miaomiao from danger and helped build a case against Huanyu. The stretch ended with Huanyu in turmoil and Xia Zhiyi ready to intensify the pressure.

• Xia Zhiyi joined the livestream travel show at the Fu family’s old residence, while Fu Yunyi’s growing concern for Gu Miaomiao led him to expose Wan Baoxi’s attempt to take secret photos and have her removed from the production.
• After Gu Miaomiao was caught in Zhao Changye’s club, Fu Chi used her supposed relationship with Fu Yunyi to secure her release, and Xia Zhiyi warned that Huanyu might target her.
• Xia Zhiyi discussed a Huanyu-backed film role with Xu Chen but refused it, then returned to the Fu home and learned from Fu Chi that the Power of the Plot had weakened as Gu Miaomiao’s encounters with Huanyu were redirected.
• Xia Zhiyi told Gu Miaomiao that Fu Yunyi liked her, offered her design work, and gave her the details for homes prepared for Xia Wanyi and Xia Zhen.
• When a runaway electric car charged at them, Xia Zhiyi stopped it, then survived further apparent attempts on his life on the way to the police station, where he subdued a knife-wielding robber.
• Xia Zhiyi assessed candidates for the Heavenly Net Project, beat the technicians in a hacking challenge, and helped the team while sending authorities leads about Huanyu’s money laundering and suspected killings.
• Exhausted, Xia Zhiyi let Fu Chi carry him back to the office, while scandals and financial upheaval spread through Huanyu and its associates.
• Xia Zhiyi refused Zhao Changye’s offer of entertainment-industry resources, dismissed his threat to expose his relationship with Fu Chi, and decided to add further pressure to Huanyu’s troubles.